Impact of Patient Navigation on Radiation Therapy Completion in Black Breast Cancer Patients
Early results of an ongoing phase I trial reveal that incorporation of patient navigation following initial radiation oncology consultation significantly improves adjuvant RT completion rates in early-stage black breast cancer patients. Further work examining patient navigation is ongoing.
Authors
- Shearwood McClelland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7951-9726)
- Corey Wayne Speers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2362-2860)
- Tamika Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3737-2441)
- Louisa Onyewadume
- Ursula Burnette
Institutions
- Duke University (US)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
- University of Oklahoma (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/coc.0000000000001257
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00